reptile
美音:
[´reptaıl
]英音:
[´reptaıl
]n.爬虫动物,卑鄙的人 adj.爬行的,爬虫类的,卑鄙的
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reptile为六级词汇
词根
rept=to creep(爬行;蔓延)
reptile
/'reptaɪl; [US] -tl; `rɛptl/
n any of the class ofcold-blooded, egg-laying animals including lizards, tortoises,crocodiles, snakes, etc with relatively short legs or no legs at all 爬行动物(冷血, 卵生, 如蜥蜴、龟、鳄鱼、蛇等); 爬虫.
reptile
n[C][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;Origin:Late Latin reptilis
'creeping', from
Latin repere
'to creep']
a type of animal, such as a snake or
lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually lays eggs to have babies
informal someone who is unpleasant or cannot be trusted
>reptilian [rep'tɪliən/